F. Ross Johnson

Frederick Ross Johnson, OC is a Canadian businessman, best known as the chief executive officer of RJR Nabisco in the 1980s. Johnson began his career working as an accountant for Canadian General Electric and as a vice-president of merchandising for the T. Eaton Company before being named president of Standard Brands Ltd. In 1981, Johnson negotiated the merging of Standard Brands and Nabisco. A few short years after, Jonson became CEO of Nabisco. He then went into a series of talks that led to the Nabisco-RJ Reynolds merger in 1985. He was soon appointed President and CEO of RJR Nabisco.

After his service as CEO, RJR Nabisco was bought out by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co, and Johnson opened a private investment company, named RJM Group, Inc. After his retirement in 2009 he served on a multitude of boards including Bentley Pharmaceuticals and Power Corporation of Canada. He also served as a trustee of Duke University, and was awarded a multitude of awards including the United States Silver Medal of Patriotism.

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Phi Delta Theta Museum

The Phi Delta Theta International Fraternity General Headquarters in Oxford, Ohio houses and oversees precious archives and museum quality artifacts that have been acquired since the founding of this great Fraternity. These museum rooms were designed to preserve and interpret the rich history of the issues and individuals that have played an important role in the Fraternity’s history and represent its commitment to the Cardinal Principles of Friendship, Sound Learning and Rectitude.

In conjunction with a major renovation of the General Headquarters interior during the summer of 2016, and to make this museum experience accessible to all Phis, the General Headquarters created this digital museum to bring much of this rich Phi Delta Theta history to you, wherever you are and whenever you want it. Whether you are interacting with this unique digital museum in the Museum Room at the General Headquarters in Oxford, or viewing its content elsewhere, we hope it brings to life the broad and deep greatness experienced by Phis, and as a result of Phis, since our founding in 1848.